Could a shot cure your acne? new mRNA vaccine trial begins

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Participants who are overtly healthy as determined by medical evaluation including medical history, physical examination, and laboratory tests as judged by the investigator * Clinical diagnosis of mild facial acne vulgaris with: * IGA score of mild (grade 2 on the 5-grade IGA scale) AND * between 10 to 24 non-inflammatory lesions (ie, open and closed comedones) AND * between 5 to 19 inflammatory lesions (ie, papules and pustules) AND * no nodulocystic lesions (ie, nodules and cysts) Exclusion Criteria: Participants are excluded from the study if any of the following criteria apply: * Known or suspected congenital or acquired immunodeficiency; or receipt of immunosuppressive therapy, such as anti-cancer chemotherapy or radiation therapy, within 6 months prior to the first study intervention administration; or long-term systemic corticosteroid therapy (prednisone or equivalent for more than 2 consecutive weeks within the past 3 months) * Known systemic hypersensitivity to any of the study intervention components; history of a life-threatening reaction to the study interventions used in the study or to a product containing any of the same substances; any allergic reaction (eg, anaphylaxis) after administration of mRNA coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID 19) vaccine * Previous history of or undergoing (suspected or confirmed) myocarditis and/or pericarditis and/or myopericarditis * Skin pathology or condition that, in the investigator's opinion, could interfere with the evaluation of the study intervention or requires use of interfering topical, systemic, or surgical therapy * Excessive facial hair, facial tattoos, facial skin disorders, skin reactions that may interfere with the study assessments in the investigator's opinion (including - but not limited to - actinic keratosis, eczema, psoriasis, seborrheic dermatitis, rosacea, acute or recent sunburn) or skin infection * Receipt of immune globulins, blood or blood-derived products in the past 3 months * Self-reported or documented seropositivity for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus, or hepatitis C virus The above information is not intended to contain all considerations relevant to a patient's potential participation in a clinical trial.